diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/globals.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/globals.scss
index 8db4a7fc7..8863601cd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/globals.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/globals.scss
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ a {
     background-color: $focus-colour;
     outline: 3px solid $focus-colour;
   }
-
-  /* Make links slightly darker when focused to improve contrast. */
-  &:link:focus {
-    color: darken( $link-colour, 2.5%)
-  }
 }
 
 // Each selector, and then the whole block when only one remains, to be removed when the
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/_all.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/_all.scss
index e91af0467..1f013e2c6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/_all.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/_all.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 // https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/blob/master/docs/installation/compatibility.md#turn-on-compatibility-mode
 // to be removed when these frameworks are removed.
 $govuk-compatibility-govukfrontendtoolkit: true;
-$govuk-compatibility-govuktemplate: true;
 $govuk-compatibility-govukelements: true;
 
 // set asset URL root to match that of application